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Tottenham coach Bruno Saltor reflects on their 3-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest

22/03/2026

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00:08For those of you who are not aware, Bruno will be taking the press conference due to
00:12a personal family issue that the Eagles just found out about.
00:18Who wants to start us off?
00:20Ali, please.
00:24Hi there, Bruno.
00:24Obviously a big match for the club, the fans turned up, where did it all go wrong today on the
00:31pitch?
00:32I think in the small details.
00:34I thought for 44 minutes in the first half we were the better team.
00:41And again, I think any mistake that we make, any small detail goes against us
00:46and we're not able to capitalise on the opposition's mistakes.
00:51And probably that affected to the team.
00:54That's our job as coaches, to keep helping the players.
00:58And as you can see, the players care and they are 100% trying their best.
01:04But at the moment it's not enough.
01:07We need to minimise any mistakes because we know that we're going to concede the goal.
01:12Ask about the double change at half-time. Was Mickie injured?
01:16No, it was a sub with the intention to give more dynamic on the left side
01:23and have more legs going forward.
01:26And yeah, I thought that was like a tactical sub.
01:30How do you turn this around? How do you turn around the whole mood?
01:34Because obviously this stadium isn't a fortress right now for the team.
01:37No, completely. The best way to do it is focusing every day on doing your best,
01:43trying to be the best version of yourself, trying to push through difficulties,
01:49focusing on every action, not focusing on the end goal.
01:53It's just focusing on giving you best every day.
01:56That sounds a topic, but that's the only thing that you can do.
02:00And players, obviously, as us, we need to reflect on ourselves
02:04and try to get the best version because we need it now.
02:10First of all, how is Igor?
02:12It's a personal family issue and obviously it's a difficult moment for him.
02:18And we're just trying to support the best way we can.
02:20Is it something he knew about throughout the game? Was it right at the end?
02:24I'm going to leave it there because I think, as I said, it's a personal matter.
02:28And obviously there's a three-week gap now to the next game.
02:30Obviously the results haven't been great of late.
02:33Do you still feel you'll be given the time as a coaching staff to turn this around?
02:37Yeah, of course. We feel the support from everyone at the club.
02:42And we're just focusing on how we can help players.
02:45Obviously a lot of players are leaving now for the internationals.
02:48And as soon as they get back, get back on the training camp
02:53and try to get everyone up to speed and prepare in the next game.
03:00It's 13 games now about a Premier League win.
03:03What gives you the belief that Tottenham can get themselves out of this situation?
03:07It gives me the belief the last two games against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.
03:11I thought they were a great performance from the first minute to the last minute.
03:16On the first half today, to be honest, I think we should have been 1-0 up at least.
03:22If you look at the stats, we created clear chances.
03:25But as I said, right now every small little is going against us.
03:29And it's about turning that around.
03:31And that's why it gives me confidence.
03:34What can you say about the fans?
03:35Obviously you haven't got the result, but I'm sure you were on the bus.
03:38You saw the numbers before the game.
03:40What sort of impact did that make to the players?
03:42I thought it was outstanding since the first minute when we were coming in.
03:48And to the last minute, they stayed.
03:50They showed their support.
03:52It was quite emotional for everyone on the bus.
03:55And that's what we need, because right now all of us have the same goal.
03:59That is to fight until the end of the season and stay in the Premier League,
04:03as this club deserves.
04:14Just on the other half-time sub, was that also tactical?
04:17Sorry?
04:17On the other half-time sub, Bergwalfa Spence, was that an injury or was that tactical as well?
04:22No, everything was tactical.
04:23It was a tactical sub.
04:26You said the first half performance was good, but the second half performance seemed not so good.
04:31How do you put the difference down to the two performances?
04:33No, I think the players got affected by the rhythm of the game,
04:39and we couldn't find that rhythm to create more chances.
04:44As I said, the first half, the first 44 minutes were really good, creating chances, getting into the box.
04:53In the second half, we probably weren't able to deal with the weight of the game.
05:00Final one, please.
05:02Hi, Bruno.
05:02What's the latest on Matthias' tail there come off injured?
05:05No, he's still assessing and seeing if he can go with the national team.
05:11OK, thank you.
05:12Thank you, guys.
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